Pulley

And here is the tensioner in its proper place on the frame.

Fan belt pulley

I replaced the bearings after cleaning then a little paint and its ready to be mounted on the adjusting plate.

fan belt tensioner

After cleaning, bead blasting and painting.

Bolted the alternator drive back in.

Back in its proper place in the bus and outta the floor of the garage. I tripped over this thing laying in the floor a thousand times.

Paint for the alternator drive.

Completed and ready for the bus.

Ready for some primer

A couple coats of primer and then some red and she's ready to go back into the bus.

reassembly

I had to polish the shaft after I bead blasted some rust off of it. Putting it back together was a lot more fun once the grease was gone.

drive bearings

Old along side of new bearings. They are seal master 3-111.

cleaned

Here's the alternator drive parts after cleaning and blasting.

disassembly of fan and alternator drive block

It was just a big block of grease and of course rust. Time for a dip and bead blast.

Fan drive back on bus

Heres the fan drive back in its proper seat on the bus. Hum, those bolts are going to have to be painted red!!!!

Fan drive complete

I bead blasted the pully and painted it cast aluminum the assembled the drive here its ready to go back on the bus. Oh the original elbow for the grease line I just used to plug the hole. I put a regular grease fitting there before installing it back in the bus.

Fan drive paint

vent

Since I used sealed bearings I will still use the vent and will put a grease fitting in but wont run the extension to the back of the bus.

epoxy plug

And here is the plug drying.

fan drive

Here's the fan drive after I have disassembled, cleaned, bead blasted, and pressed in new bearings. I primered it but will paint it when I get finished handing it. I don't know if it had a dust cover over the exposed end but at any rate here I have coated the bearing end with grease in preparation to pour epoxy in the end to plug it. Its a super thin coat and wont hold in the heat of the bearings.

I covered the bulkhead above the transmission with 90 thousandths aluminum and cut an access hole for my arms. the conduit was just shoved in there for storage. I have since with a hole saw cut several holes thru for various things like the conduits, power steering, heater lines to the drivers area, and air lines. I sealed each opening for exhaust fumes and water.

Frame mods

I modified the frame at the front of the drivers side engine rail for a 740 Allison. I did this off of a tape measure so I wont know till I slide the motor and tranny in for the first time since the frame rebuild. I show I will have 1 inch of clearance but we all know things don't always work out just right but well see in the end.

alternater drive mount

I rebuilt the drivers side rear corner as original and plated in around the alternator and fan drive mount with 11 gauge plate steel.

New tail light fixtures

I got these from Jeffersons and they are a perfect fit. I was extremely happy with the quality of these.

No latch

I didn't see the need for opening the door for the radiator all the time so I just made a couple brackets and welded on a nut. I just have to remove two bolts and I can swing out the door. I needed the stainless steel hinge to be there to keep the outside looking the same. Besides, that door isn't light so an access panel was out of the question. I like the way it turned out anyways.

Last two exterior doors

How about we just do an abracadabra here. I made them similar to the others without the weather strip lip. I mean we do want to get the heat out of the engine compartment right???

Radiator line up

I have wanted to get this corner done for a while now. With the radiator mounted I can make the last two exterior doors and finish the siding.

Welding in the mounts for the radiator

Now with the shroud in place I floated this incredibly heavy setup of copper and steel to line up the opening in the shroud up down in out. Then I tacked welded the rear plate in place and checked all the measurements again. When I were sure it was where I wanted it I welded both plates in. I cant tell you how big of a job this was for one man.

Temporary mounting the fan

Next I mounted the fan in the factory position. When I rebuilt the frame I cut the mounting block out of the old frame, cleaned it up and welded it in its original place.